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Top Birds at Lake Benson in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 29 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson in October. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 89.7% 23.9%
2   Carolina Wren 75.6% 82.8% 7.2%
3   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 82.8% 11.5%
4   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 79.3% 6.8%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 79.3% 10.0%
6   Eastern Bluebird 54.6% 75.9% 21.3%
7   American Crow 68.8% 72.4% 3.6%
8   Blue Jay 70.2% 65.5% 4.7%
9   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 62.1% 6.1%
10   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 62.1% 21.2%
11   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 62.1% 38.8%
12   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 58.6% 0.1%
13   Northern Flicker 55.5% 58.6% 3.1%
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.9% 58.6% 21.7%
15   Canada Goose 25.7% 58.6% 32.9%
16   Great Blue Heron 44.3% 55.2% 10.8%
17   Pine Warbler 36.1% 55.2% 19.1%
18   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 55.2% 20.6%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 51.7% 17.5%
20   Belted Kingfisher 30.1% 51.7% 21.6%
21   Mallard 22.3% 51.7% 29.4%
22   Mute Swan 0.3% 48.3% 48.0%
23   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.0% 44.8% 8.8%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 44.8% 9.0%
25   American Robin 34.7% 44.8% 10.2%
26   Brown Thrasher 32.1% 37.9% 5.8%
27   Killdeer 24.6% 37.9% 13.4%
28   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.5% 37.9% 29.5%
29   House Finch 29.6% 31.0% 1.4%
30   Northern Parula 22.7% 31.0% 8.3%
31   Fish Crow 16.7% 31.0% 14.3%
32   Great Egret 16.1% 31.0% 14.9%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 31.0% 17.9%
34   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 27.6% 16.3%
35   Pileated Woodpecker 22.5% 27.6% 5.1%
36   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 27.6% 9.1%
37   Bald Eagle 16.6% 27.6% 11.0%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 27.6% 11.9%
39   Pied-billed Grebe 7.6% 27.6% 20.0%
40   American Goldfinch 34.2% 24.1% 10.1%
41   European Starling 13.1% 24.1% 11.0%
42   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 20.7% 16.5%
43   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 20.7% 3.3%
44   Song Sparrow 35.1% 17.2% 17.9%
45   Double-crested Cormorant 20.3% 17.2% 3.1%
46   Common Grackle 13.4% 17.2% 3.9%
47   American Redstart 16.6% 13.8% 2.8%
48   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 13.8% 1.7%
49   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 13.8% 1.0%
50   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 13.8% 0.0%
51   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 13.8% 7.4%
52   Pine Siskin 2.1% 13.8% 11.7%
53   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 10.3% 2.5%
54   Osprey 8.2% 10.3% 2.1%
55   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 10.3% 6.4%
56   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 10.3% 7.1%
57   Mourning Dove 27.1% 6.9% 20.2%
58   Black Vulture 21.6% 6.9% 14.7%
59   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 6.9% 6.8%
60   Chimney Swift 13.1% 6.9% 6.2%
61   House Wren 8.0% 6.9% 1.2%
62   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 6.9% 0.6%
63   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 6.9% 0.6%
64   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 6.9% 0.8%
65   Wood Duck 5.4% 6.9% 1.5%
66   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.5% 6.9% 2.4%
67   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 6.9% 3.0%
68   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 6.9% 3.3%
69   Palm Warbler 18.7% 3.4% 15.2%
70   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 3.4% 14.7%
71   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 3.4% 9.8%
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 3.4% 2.3%
73   Winter Wren 5.5% 3.4% 2.0%
74   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 3.4% 1.8%
75   Field Sparrow 4.6% 3.4% 1.1%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 3.4% 1.1%
77   Barred Owl 4.1% 3.4% 0.7%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 3.4% 0.2%
79   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 3.4% 0.4%
80   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 3.4% 1.0%
81   American Coot 1.8% 3.4% 1.7%
82   Yellow Warbler 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
83   Merlin 1.2% 3.4% 2.2%
84   Horned Grebe 0.7% 3.4% 2.8%
85   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 3.4% 2.9%